As far as what I bench, I'm not a big guy by any means (5'10" and 185). I have no idea my max, cuz frankly I don't care...but my normal bench routine goes 205 x 10, 225 x 8, 245 x 6, and on a strong day, 225 x 10, 245 x 7-8, then 265 x 4-6 (6 if I have a spotter). I'm sure with a proper lifting routine I could be stronger, but I am self taught, and have learned along the way from others...been lifting for about 8 years now, but it has been through different sports including track and cross country, so my goals were very different during those, as bulk was not something that would have helped me at the time. I did some intramural running events in college, so it was the same deal. But since college I have been trying to put on size, it's slow going, but I think I'm getting there.